Weimar Republic (1918-1929

Question 1

In World War One, approximately how many German soldiers were killed?

Answer 1

2,000,000

Question 2

The debt after World War One ended was raised to how many marks?

Answer 2

from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks

Question 3

The debt after World War One ended was raised to how many marks?

Answer 3

from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks

Question 4

When was the armistice signed?

Answer 4

November 11th 1918

Question 5

When was the German Republic declared?

Answer 5

November 9th 1918

Question 6

Who was the head of the German Government?

Answer 6

the chancellor

Question 7

Name one strength of the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 7

Small Parties had a fair share of seats, women could vote as well as men, the voting age was reduced to 21 and much more

Question 8

Name a weakness of the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 8

A lack of a strong government led to a crisis causing the president passing laws, it wasn’t the choice of the people and a few more

Question 9

Name some of the terms agreed in the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 9

army limited to 100,000, navy limited to six battleships six cruisers and twelve destroyers, no air force was allowed and no military allowed in the Rhineland

Question 10

what was the people who signed the treaty of Versailles called?

Answer 10

the ‘November Criminals’

Question 11

what were the extremists from the left wing called?

Answer 11

the spartacists

Question 12

what were the extremist right wing group called?

Answer 12

the Freikorps

Question 13

what year did the spartacists take over a government newspaper?

Answer 13

January, 1919

Question 14

how many men did the Freikorps have in March 1919?

Answer 14

approximately 250,000

Question 15

which years did the government print more money in attempt to pay the reparations from the first world war?

Answer 15

1914 to 1923

Question 16

Were there any changes for women at work?

Answer 16

Yes, most women gave up work when they married, there was a drop of women working in 1918 to 1925 75% to 36%, few women could get higher higher status jobs, increase in part time work, some professions offered new opportunities to women.

Question 17

What year did Hitler join the DAP?

Answer 17

1919

Question 18

When did Hitler fully take over the DAP?

Answer 18

1921

Question 19

What did Hitler rename the DAP to?

Answer 19

NSDAP or Nazi party or National Socialist German Workers Party

Question 20

who wrote the 25 point programme with Hitler

Answer 20

Drexler

Question 21

What was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 21

Hitler attempting to throw over the Weimar Government in Bavaria.

Question 22

Who led the Munich Putsch?

Answer 22

Hitler

Question 23

Name a long term cause of the Munich Putsch.

Answer 23

Stab in the back, reparations, loss of German colonies, resentment of Weimar Government particularly by Bavarian government

Question 24

what happened to Hitler after the Putsch?

Answer 24

He was arrested and he was shot.

Question 25

who was in control of the SA?

Answer 25

Ernst Röhm

Question 26

what happened in 1929 to cause the great depression in Germany?

Answer 26

Wall Street crash.

Question 27

Name a long term consequence of the Munich Putsch.

Answer 27

Hitler used his trial to publicise his views, he wrote Mien Kampf, made Hitler rethink his tactics to political rather than violence.

Question 28

What helped Germany recover in 1924?

Answer 28

The Dawes and Young plan

Question 29

name a term of the Dawes plan

Answer 29

installments were temporarily reduced to £50 million a year, US banks agree to make loans to German industry.